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  Humanitarian tragedy looms as Pakistan threatens to expel Afghan refugees

  Chris Ward | Wed 1 Nov 2023 8:45 GMT

  Over a million Afghans are at risk of being forced back to Taliban rule by Pakistan.

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  Report highlights extensive child sexual abuse by Spanish clergy

  Duncan Williams | Tue 31 Oct 2023 12:02 GMT

  An independent commission estimates that over 200,000 children in Spain have suffered sexual abuse at the hands of Roman Catholic clergy since 1940.

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  As Turkey's Christians celebrate a new church, religious minorities still call for respect

  David I Klein | Tue 31 Oct 2023 9:52 GMT

  Though he has allowed new houses of worship to be built and old ones to be reopened, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan needs to do more, observers say, to restore respect for a truly pluralistic society as much as for church property.

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  Heartbroken monastic community searches for body of slain young monk

  Raymond Powell | Mon 30 Oct 2023 12:35 GMT

  A monastic community in Nigeria is being helped by local villagers to find the body of a much-loved young monk who was kidnapped and killed.

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  Calls for prayer as Christian persecution increases

  Staff writer | Mon 30 Oct 2023 11:23 GMT

  Churches in the UK and Ireland are being asked to pray as persecution continues to grow worldwide.

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  UN expresses concern over lynching of Christian student in Nigeria

  Raymond Powell | Sat 28 Oct 2023 10:25 BST

  The United Nations has written to the Nigerian government about its concern over the killing of a Christian student last year.

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  Christian doctor slain in Nigeria

  Morning Star News | Sat 28 Oct 2023 10:06 BST

  A Christian doctor was killed in a machete attack on him and his motorcycle driver on Oct. 17 in Nasarawa state, Nigeria, sources said.

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  Poll: More religious Americans support the use of political violence

  Fiona André | Fri 27 Oct 2023 7:12 BST

  One-third of white evangelical Protestants support the idea, significantly more than any other religious group.

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  Christians support refugees seeking shelter in Lebanon

  Rebecca Marlow | Thu 26 Oct 2023 11:48 BST

  Christian families have sought refuge in Lebanon despite the country being in the grip of an economic crisis.

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  Netanyahu: Defeating Hamas will make prophecy of Isaiah a reality

  The Christian Post | Thu 26 Oct 2023 11:01 BST

  The Prime Minister of Israel invoked Bible prophecy Wednesday during a speech to the nation in which he said the Israeli military would soon launch its ground invasion of Gaza.

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  Cathedrals bring people together for peace in the Middle East

  Rebecca Marlow | Thu 26 Oct 2023 10:38 BST

  Cathedrals are creating spaces for people to come and pray for peace in the Middle East.

• MPs urged to act to stop China sending escapees back to North Korea

  Raymond Powell | Wed 25 Oct 2023 12:09 BST

  North Korean escapees have appealed to MPs to speak out against China sending back hundreds of refugees to North Korea where they face prison, torture or death.